Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09
WISCONSIN WRITERS.
LIST OF LITERARY FOLK WHO
STARTED IN MILWAUKEE,
Stories About a Numbcr 81 ,Jorrnulists
and Authors-How William Henry
Bishop Got His start as sIagazinist.
Something About Ella Wheeler wilcox.

Something About Ella Wheeler wilcox
special C9rrasnondcucrl
| MuvAuNEE, Wis, Dec. 1.-The mum.
Der OF prominent newspaper men and
writer's who received their carly training
in this city has often been the subject Of
newspaper comment In journalistic
| and literary sense Wisconsin has been
wonderfully prolific, and poets Of all
| grades OF genius can be found growing
CHECK by JOwl' in all parts of tho state.
y number Of the prominent newspaper
men of New York, Washington, Boston
and Chicago began their journalistic
career IN 4 small way i'll this city.
Before the war Maj. !. NJ Bundy,
| editor of the New York Mail
and Express WIS u reporter on The Even
| ing Wisconsin L. received the nunii-
cent stipend of 81 n week FIR bis hrst
work Then he drilted to The Sentinel,
where he remained until the war broke
| ont, leaving the city as d member of
| Gen. Pope's staff, He eventually came
TO the surface in New York and worked
on The Mail until its consolidation with
! The Express, when he WIS made editor
| IN chief, a position he still holds Henry
| y. ChittondeD, OF Tho New York Tele-
| gram, was part owner and one OF the
| editors of Milwaukee paper for many
| years. +. {. Reid, the dashing managing
| editor oil The New York Times, served
| his apprenticeship il this state \. G..
| Wheeler known IL the new ~papor world
over his nom he uiurr OF "Nym Crin!ile "
| was once an esteemed member OF the
! Milwaukee nr,>~. He was city editor Of
| The Sentinel way back in the iiftics, and
| his N~teoric career il this city il re
mo ly,ts, l,y-
| New York when the rebellion began, and
his career as crtit, editor, publisher,
iueillotoni5t arl al aMunI newspaper
| man sinc'' that time il familiar to most
| readers. lie wrote history Of Mil
waukce, Introducing imaginary oharac-
! teiNS and heroes - preserve Il connected
| narrative, and The book is one of the
| most oiuQuc AMI interesting his
! tories rNtlnt Wheeler wa, con
! staniIy n hot water herr, as he
| has been ,inCr leaving, and many anus
| ing anecdotes Of his c>rAp;sdt,S are related.
| During an early Indian -cure, he ridiculed
! and burleSl uJI "A certain Can't Lehman,
| of the state military, who was almost
| driven 70 lunIcy tS The shafts of his sar-
! caSn. When Lehman could sand the
! W4tty fellow : lamI-upiunG no longer he
drew his company mp before The sentinel
| While he Went inside and .,,lyr Wheeler Il
terrible druObin5 With tiie ;ttt side 81 his
| hlOadswnrd. At another time Wheeler
provoked . local poet until he received Il
chaIlenG" - light i ducl. To the chal-
lenge he promptly replied: If a san
culinary IN citing WHY put an end to your
lpetical efforts shall esteem myself an
humble instrument III the hands Of Prov
uence used for the benefit OF society at
large. The duel was not fought, and
| later Nhccler's second published the letter
OF Constructions which he received from
his principal. one clause ot which was ~
follows; If you are in any doubt rs 10
the kind OF weapons, ] append list from
winch you may Chons4. - brp;slSWor,iS,
rolling pins, shoycls, fish knives, ic,.
cream irecncrs, eighteen ponnd carron-
AIDES and lawn SprinklcrS " For wears
past "Nym Crynklc" has ranked as the
leading musical and dramatic critic and
theatrical N!lShcr d the metropolis.
Brick iOmeruy, the irrcprr,sible, who
las once mose changed his scat OF opera
lions from the far west u New York
made his start herr. He W.+ a reporter.
Oh the oM News until he launched out
into the newspaper business for himself.
Edward Clark, ol Frank I.eslle'S staff.
was editor " The Sentinel for some time.
Ills gifted wife, Kate tyson Clark, the
autlNr Of many books and editor of Good
thhr, is l Milwaukee girl, daughter III
Edwin Cpson, Il well Ano5yn Mwycp. T..
C. (rawtori, Wn,hin -ton CORRESPONDENT
vi the New York World. nnY'in London.
one or the hest known men at he capital.
made his start in this cry. After etlug-
Glsng along .or several ycnr~ he arifte4l 10
81 Ions, anu then 10 WASHINGTON, wherc
IA ns.. H. /
Wa the head Of the Wash ngton bureau |
ol The thica 70 Times Tor several years, |
lcavinS i Ia 20 tD The World, Iirs de |
scrpt'On OF the assassination Of Garfield. |
IN The Times, was one OF the notable |
pieces OF descriptive newspaper work OF its |
time, and CAMEL for the writer u con- |
gratyhtDyy telegram and an extra check |
for 800 from w. !. Story, the ilinty |
hearted owner Of the paper Mr. Craw- |
lord Is an accomplished ana scholarly |
journalist and in his time has eniOycd the |
confidence Of many noted men ut tho CAPT
tai. lie i - years of age, and some wears |
ago married The daughter of Vermont
congressman. J. A. Truaslcll. another
well known Washington corrcSp ondent, is
an cN- MilWaukeean. Tom Chamberlain,
recently made editor of The Boston Post
made his start here, and did all of his
early work on the Milwaukee papers. =
Cadwailader, who was the chief 0f the
New York lIerai's war CORRESPONDENTS
during the rebellion, left Milwaukee 10
win fame on that paper. He has since de-
serted the guild, and is now an itincrant
preacher ont west somewhere.
Years and years ago Sterling p. Rounds,
until recently government printer AID now
the head OF The Omaha Republican, came |
TO Milwaukee and embarked In the news
paper business. lie started temperance
paper called THE Old O1iken Bucket"
and after il death driftcd around on sev-
eral OF the old time Milwaukee dailIs.
lie CLAIMS the distinction of having ''Set
up She first editorial written for The
milwaukee, Sentinel almost iifty years ago.
{. {. NesSercy, now engaged in an
auxiliary sheet enterprise in New York,
was city editor Of The Evening Wisconsin
immediately after the war He devoted
the greater part of his career in this city
"a IVhrl. iulr col , |